In Jim Coull’s Sunday guest commentary on gun control, he states, “There are crazy people in this country who will find a way to commit acts of violence whether by guns, trucks, knives or bombs. … This is a terrible price to pay for freedom, but the alternative is government tyranny as ...

An open letter to the Nashua School Board, and the Nashua Teachers Union, in fact to any school board and corresponding teachers organization.
When was the last time you came up with an agreement that actually added value to the students education? After all, school board, aren’t the ...

As a member of the Nashua Prevention Coalition, I would like to bring to awareness the National Red Ribbon Campaign, celebrating its 33rd year from Oct. 23-31. It is dedicated to the commitment to drug prevention, by providing a clear and concise message.
Red Ribbon Week was started when drug ...

The Telegraph’s two “War on Coal” editorials are nothing less than a “War on Veracity.” The over-the-top hyperbolic rhetoric used in the editorials “President Obama’s war on coal … was pursued with attack-dog … viciousness” and “Obama’s vendetta” are right-wing ...

Gov. Sununu and the Republican legislature just got done passing a state budget that does not include any increases in taxes and fees. They do deserve credit for being fiscally responsible.
But now, just a few months later, Republican Rep. Sherman Packard from Londonderry is teaming up with the ...

As Election Day approaches, voters have an opportunity to improve the prospects for Nashua regaining the “Best Place to Live” crown. This will require that all Alderman recognize that thoughtful and effective governance requires more than just a narrow “Johnny One-Note” focus on this ...

The Trump administration, aided by a Republican Congress, is doing all they can to sabotage the Affordable Health Care Act aka “Obamacare.” The worst damage is creating “uncertainty” for health insurance companies. For all insurance coverages, “uncertainty” equals higher risk, ...

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution states:
“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”
Obviously, the need for a state militia has been replaced by the National Guard ...

Working for the Nashua School District for the past 20 1/2 years has been a rewarding and an “educational experience.” I cherish the many friends and fellow employees that I have met and worked with throughout that time period.
My job for the last 17 1/2 years was implementing and ...

If the goal for gun control legislation is to prevent reoccurrence of massacres, then it must be a law that will correctly identify the perpetrator BEFORE he commits the crime. Impossible, right?
So, if that legislation is impossible, proponents of gun control should specify what they really ...

If our president wants to be respected, he should try to emulate President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who on April 16, 1953, said:
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, and those who are cold ...

25 million people live in North Korea! If we annihilate North Korea with U.S. nuclear weapons, Donald Trump will kill twice the number of people compared to Hitler’s Holocaust.
We killed more than one million Vietnamese people in 1968 alone. During the U.S. conflict in Vietnam, we killed more ...

To those who disrespect our flag, disrespect our veterans and speak ill of our country, I suggest that you begin “taking both knees” during your on-field protest.
Look to heaven and ask almighty God for divine intervention to resolve the problems that you are so passionate about.
Obviously, ...

Recently, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department was quoted in a promotional media story that trapping of furbearers is gaining in popularity. Hardly! New Hampshire trapping licenses sold in the 2016-2017 season are down to just 479. When the furbearer biologist at the department was asked ...

I am a combat veteran from Vietnam. I served two tours in the infantry and was engaged in some of the most violent fighting of that war. I do not consider it an insult to our flag, our military or our way of life if some choose to kneel during the playing of our national anthem.
I do ...

Our governor’s efforts to accept donations of “things” at the State House for hurricane victims in Puerto Rico, while generous and noteworthy, is the wrong way to provide assistance. The collection of such things will require considerable manpower to handle and shipping costs will make ...

I want to start by saying that as a registered Independent, I think that Gov. Chris Sununu is doing a good job. However, I heard a report on the evening news that he supports Trump’s Tax Plan proposal(s). One aspect of the new plan should concern us.
I do realize that we are just beginning to ...

This Election Day, Nov. 7, Nashua voters will be asked to vote yes or no to fund an arts center at the former shoe store location on Main Street.
This site presents to the people of Nashua opportunity to create an entertainment venue and art gallery in the heart of Nashua’s downtown that ...

An open letter to the NFL, its players, owners, broadcasters and sponsors.
Standing, for our national anthem is not a matter of rights, it is a matter of respect.
It’s respect for those standing beside you, respect for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, respect for the women and men in ...

We have a big concern for the potential and likely increases in our real estate taxes in Nashua as a result of bonding for new projects.
The funding of police, fire, education and public works is essential. Other important city activities (e.g., social services, parks and library) should be ...